© British Museum
Self-portrait
Artist: Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877)
Location: British Museum
Date: 1852
Materials: charcoal
Dimensions: 57 x 45 cm
Gift:
Amount Paid: £200 (Total: £0)
Review number: 498 (1925)
Description:
An exceptionally large and interesting drawing by this leader of the French 'realist' School. Portraits by other artists show that he parted his hair on the other side; the discrepancy is explained by the fact that Courbet drew his own head and saw it in a mirror.
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